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Gov. Lombardo Orders Flags at Half-Staff for Fallen Las Vegas Police Officer
Family, friends and officers will gather to remember Austin Abdelnabi, who was shot eight times while responding to a gun call, detectives said.
- Governor Joe Lombardo ordered flags at half-staff on Friday, August 14, 2026, to honor Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Officer Austin Abdelnabi during his funeral service at Central Church in Henderson.
- Abdelnabi died in the line of duty on August 4 after responding to a call on East Tropicana Avenue, where he encountered 21-year-old Angel Tywan Lucas Lindsey waving a gun.
- A procession began at 9 a.m. Friday from Palm South Jones Mortuary, traveling onto Interstate 15 and Interstate 215, while former Marine colleague Quentin Phillips remembered Abdelnabi as 'amazing.'
- "Officer Abdelnabi made the ultimate sacrifice in service to his country and his community," Lombardo said; IPOF President and North Las Vegas Police Department Sgt. added the fallen officer's "impact of his life has not" ended.
- Abdelnabi served in the United States Marine Corps before joining the LVMPD two years ago, leaving behind his wife, Sage, and a community honoring his commitment to protecting others.
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Thousands Line Las Vegas Boulevard to Honor Fallen Metro Officer Austin Abdelnabi in Solemn Memorial Procession
LAS VEGAS, NV — Hundreds of marked patrol vehicles, emergency service units, and thousands of community members lined Las Vegas Boulevard on Friday morning to pay their final respects to fallen Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) Officer Austin Abdelnabi. Officer Abdelnabi lost his life in the line of duty on August 4, 2026, prompting an outpouring of grief and solidarity across the Southern Nevada law enforcement community. +-----…
Flags ordered at half-staff in honor of Metro officer killed in line of duty
In honor of veteran and Metropolitan Police Department officer Austin Abdelnabi, who was killed in the line of duty on August 4, Governor Joe Lombardo ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff Friday, according to the governor’s office.
·Las Vegas, United States
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